Freddie Baer created an artist's impression of Mary Fortune which was used as the cover for "Three Detective Stories" by Mary Fortune (Mulini, 2009). Lucy edited this selection of three of Fortune's goldrush-era crime stories.

Sisters in Crime

Lucy has compiled a list of Australian Women Crime Fiction Authors which is hosted on the Sisters in Crime web site. Her list includes Mary Fortune, Ellen Davitt and Margot Neville to name a few.

Sisters in Crime is a literary society with a shared interest in women's crime and mystery fiction. They also sponsor the Davitt Awards, an annual award for the best crime novel by an Australian woman. Sisters in Crime named the award The Davitt in honour of Ellen Davitt (1812-1879) who wrote Australia’s first mystery novel, "Force and Fraud" in 1865. (Courtesy of Sisters in Crime Website)